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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 5 7600X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 85% to 264%, including 85% in Cinebench R23 single (1,951 vs 1,053).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600 and the Ryzen 5 7600X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 5 7600X
cores 6—
threads 12—
base clock ghz 3.4—
boost clock ghz 3.9—
tdp w 65—
l3 cache mb 16—
process nm 12—
socket AMD Socket AM4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, KitGuru, CPU-Monkey, TechPowerUp, ocinside.de, Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, PC Guide, HardwareDB, NanoReview, PassMark, numberworld.org, HWBOT Community and HWBOT; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 5 7600X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, KitGuru, CPU-Monkey, TechPowerUp, ocinside.de, Notebookcheck		 7,306 points15,145 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, KitGuru, CPU-Monkey, TechPowerUp, TopCPU.net, Notebookcheck		 1,053 points1,951 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, PC Guide, HardwareDB, NanoReview		 5,239 points13,615 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, PC Guide, HardwareDB, NanoReview		 1,162 points2,941 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 13,133 points24,146 marks
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,413 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,234 points—
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 —3 rank
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org, HWBOT Community, HWBOT		 110 seconds30 seconds

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 5 2600

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 2600 benchmark page →

Ryzen 5 7600X

All Ryzen 5 7600X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600 or the Ryzen 5 7600X?

The Ryzen 5 7600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 85% to 264%, including 85% in Cinebench R23 single (1,951 vs 1,053).

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